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brain natriuretic peptide   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 4890

Abbreviated name: BNP
Synonyms: BNP(1-32) | BNP-32 | brain natriuretic peptide 32 | Natrecor®
Approved drug
brain natriuretic peptide is an approved drug (FDA (2001))
Compound class: Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: Nesiritide is the recombinant form of human brain natriuretic peptide.
Species: Human
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Classification Click here for help
Compound class Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups Neuropeptides
Approved drug? Yes. US FDA (2001)
International Nonproprietary Names Click here for help
INN number INN
7790 nesiritide
Synonyms Click here for help
BNP(1-32) | BNP-32 | brain natriuretic peptide 32 | Natrecor®
Gene/Precursor Click here for help
Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms
NPPB natriuretic peptide B Human prepro-natriuretic peptides B natriuretic peptide precursor B
Database Links Click here for help
ChEMBL Ligand CHEMBL1201668
DrugBank Ligand DB04899
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000120937 (Hs)
Entrez Gene 4879 (Hs)
GtoPdb PubChem SID 178101590
Human Protein Atlas ENSG00000120937 (Hs)
Search PubMed clinical trials nesiritide
Search PubMed titles nesiritide
Search PubMed titles/abstracts nesiritide
UniProtKB P16860 (Hs)
Wikipedia Brain_natriuretic_peptide, Nesiritide